New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-08
A MOTHER LOOKING For HER SON.
SHE FINDS HIM IN JAIL AT GRAVESEND.
ACCUSED BY STRANGER WITH APPRoPRLTING

ACCUSED BY STRANGER WITH APPRoPRhTING
MONEY GIVEN HIM To BET on THE RACES.
beautiful French woman, with large black eyes
and dark hair. dressed in darkblue silk with pro-
fusion OF black lace, tripped lightly up the marble
steps at Police Headquarters last evening. In her
hand she carried q orumpled envelope. and she in
qured snxously of Doormau McDermott where In
spectOr Byrnes's Office The doorman showed
her the Ins pecors room. Detective Frihk was on
duty behind the desk and the woman rushed up to
him and u1iousIy asked while struggling to keep
back the tears:
"Can you tell me- where my son is Here is a
message have received from him." She then read
to Detective Frink the following:
an ANA: Come to Police Headquarters. l am
locked up. NANNY"
The detective quoted the woman and said that he
would try and find her He had no recollection
OF any message being sent out from Pocs Head
quarters during he day. but he assured tho weeping
woman il her there she would be allowed to
see him. She said her name was Annie Verdict. whilo
that OF her son was Emanuel Kohnstamm. The de-
tective could not find tis uam- on the police 0orr
and thinking perhaps il her son had been arrested he
mad gwen a wrong name, he took the trembling
woman down staifs She peered through the iron
ta-s hoping TO face of her son. but he not
thee. Mrs. Verdell became frantic. and said that she
thoug that her had been touliy dealt with. She
said that Emanuel Was twenty years old and when
he became OF age would receive One-quarter OF an
estate valued at several millions Tne estate came
tron his tatnet who was tor many years in busness
In this city importer of India shaws and ls"es.
She had married Mr.. Verdel since her husbands
death. 1t has long been Emanu.rs custom to dine
every sunday With Mrs. verdell at her boarding
no ise No. 35 Perryst. and yesterday, just before
noon, Mrs. Verdell received tue message from
" Nanny the name by whicn her is known.
stating that he had been arrested.
When Mrs. Verdel got home and had become more
ca examined the message again and saw that II
had been sent Brooklyn. She hurried at once to
Police Headqu in Rooklvn and later sent word
to Detective FIink that she had found her s,n. He
had spent Saturday night aud yesterday in the jail at
Gravesend, l.. l. Emapuels steptather went 10
Gravescnd and offered o 90 his hail but ~as not ac-
cepted BY the magistrate he owned real estate in
that county. Emanuel says that he is falsely charged
with embezzlcment by a stranger whom be never met
before. manuel was at Coney Island ON saturday.
A ST. anger met him and said VIE is that money
l gave you to bet the Races ~ Emanuel rel he'd
that the stranger had never gwen him any money,
and the stranger sad that Emanuel owed him sum
OF money that he had won the races With the
strangers money. He claimed that he could prove IL
bv negro witness Emanuel still denied IT, and the
stranger had him arrested. Emanuel clbms that the
ger mad just claim against him and was try
ing rob him by sharp trek, AZ the stranger offered
to lnpromiss the oase foi small sum OF money.
Emil V. kohnstamm. a dealer in coors at No. l26
Chambe St, the uncle and guardian OF Emanuel,
will GO to Gravcsend to-day aud secure his release
and prosecu the comp ainant if there is ground tor